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WebCake

Web Cake

This file is part of the Web Cake web browser extension, an adware plugin for various web browsers designed to deliver context based advertising injected directly in the web pages a user is viewing as well opens advertisements that appear independently outside the context of the program, website, or other source the advertisements are promoting. The application webcakesetup.exe by Web Cake has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. By plugging into the web browser, this extension will inject advertisements both banner and context hyperlinks based on the web sites being visited. It can be installed from the program's website or it may be bundled by third-party software installation programs. It is part of the Yontoo web-extension that injects advertisements in the browser.
Publisher:
WebCake LLC  (signed by Web Cake)

Product:
WebCake

Description:
Installer

Version:
2013.5.6.1156

MD5:
16341b19ceb79c06eafb85740ea94f09

SHA-1:
4fa07a41717ea02cc507fec119d326fb8f083faf

SHA-256:
8d0aa9526abfcf2a4e36e8b5fa0bf37df24744c1b45ae54be71a889abca29b8f

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects advertising in the web browser in various formats.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 8:48:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.WebCake.C
404

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Yontoo
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Webcake-A [Adw]
2014.9-151228

AVG
AdInject.WebCake
2016.0.2882

Bitdefender
Adware.WebCake.C
1.0.20.1810

Bkav FE
W32.Clod80e.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17069

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.11
9.0.1.0362

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.WebCake
8.15.12.28.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/WebCake
9.8887

F-Secure
Adware.WebCake.C
11.2015-28-12_2

G Data
Adware.WebCake
15.12.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Yontoo
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10446

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.WebCake.A
v2015.12.28.08

McAfee
Artemis!E7400B9EFAEB
5600.6538

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/WebCake
1.163.1557.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.WebCake.C
16.0.0.1086

nProtect
Adware.WebCake.C
13.10.07.03

Panda Antivirus
Adware/WebCake
15.12.28.08

Quick Heal
Adware.WebCake (Not a Virus)
12.15.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Yontoo.WebCake.Installer (M)
15.12.28.8

Rising Antivirus
Trojan.InstallRex!562A
23.00.65.151226

Sophos
Generic PUA NK
4.93

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.WebCake
9420

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AHI13
7.2.362

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.3AJ313
10.465.28

VIPRE Antivirus
Yontoo
22178

ViRobot
Adware.Webcake.1208728
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.1 MB (1,159,944 bytes)

Product version:
3.00

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2013 WebCake LLC. All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\webcakesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Web Cake

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/8/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/9/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Web Cake, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Web Cake, L=Carlsbad, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
06B9035EE5A556582D9427CC2C8DD0BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/10/2011 8:55:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JtkHAeoA2cm3uK+LvNxYEokWOzVYyk4nD6hOAQNNmPvTz:LeAetmp+LfYEggKyk4myNNmzz

Entry address:
0x1627

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 58, 0B, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 66, 89, 9D, A8, F4, FF, FF, 89, 5D, FC, FF, 15, 74, 30, 40, 00, A3, 00, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, 70, 30, 40, 00, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 85, B8, FC, FF, FF, 50, C7, 85, B8, FC, FF, FF, 14, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 6C, 30, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 21, FF, 15, 14, 30, 40, 00, 50, 68, 30, 34, 40, 00, E8, 40, FA, FF, FF, 59, C7, 05, 04, 40, 40, 00, FF, 00, 00, 00, E9, C5, 01, 00, 00, 68, 1C, 34, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 34, 40, 00, FF, 15, 68, 30, 40, 00, 50, FF, 15, 64, 30, 40, 00, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9960

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
7.5 KB (7,680 bytes)

The file webcakesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl-cdn.getwebcake.com/install/.../WebCakesetup.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to wac.edgecastcdn.net  (72.21.81.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to service.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.yontoo.com  (8.25.35.15:80)

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